Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are thinking about cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid and SNAP programs. Posted: May 15, 2025 | ...

As national lawmakers debate significant cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, local food pantries are bracing for the potential impact.

Formerly known as the “food stamp” program before paper coupons were replaced by Electronic Benefit Transfer cards, SNAP has from its inception in 1964 been a program where the federal ...

Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are thinking about cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid and SNAP programs. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are discussing potential cuts to Medicaid and ...

The House Agriculture Committee voted to advance legislation that would make significant changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as part of the effort to institute federal ...

DAVID SCHROEDER TELLS KCCI HIS SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, OR SNAP BENEFITS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, WERE STOLEN. THIS IS INFURIATING. KCCI MARCUS MCINTOSH SAT DOWN WITH THE ARMY ...

House Republicans are pressing forward with a plan to cut billions of dollars from a critical nutrition program by forcing states to shoulder more of the cost, threatening benefits for roughly 42 ...

The bill now awaits a House vote. The legislation, proposed by the GOP, aims to make major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as part of an effort to pay for tax cuts ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase unhealthy and highly processed foods in Texas. In a Wednesday ...

Budget initiatives backed by several Republican lawmakers to cut federal funding for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the next fiscal year are facing ...

In the letter, Abbott said that now, under the Trump administration, states can take steps to “eliminate the opportunity to buy junk food with SNAP benefits and assure that taxpayer dollars are ...